Electric engine derails at station, no casualties

Ludhiana: Rail officials were in a tizzy here on Tuesday morning after an electric engine — that was carrying the rakes of a goods train — derailed, when it was heading towards the main railway lines after coming out of a repair shed. Railways traffic department officials were put on the task of putting the engine back on track, so that rail traffic does not get affected for a long time.

Ludhiana station superintendent Ashok Salaria claimed: “No casualty was reported during the derailment, because the engine was heading towards the main lines after getting repaired in an electric shed for attachment to a train passing through the city railway station. The engine’s derailment did not affect rail traffic.” He added: “The traffic management department will appoint a committee, which will file a report to ascertain the reason behind the derailment. The engine was back on track after two to three hours of hard work put in by officials of the traffic maintenance department.” Officials stated that the derailment occurred due to a technical fault, as the engine was not appropriately negotiating a curved track.